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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1977
Page
2
Gladewater Municipal Hospital board in a special session approved architect drawings for a 20 bed west wing addition and expansion of offices and the second floor laboratory funded by revenue bonds with a 17 year payout. The board will wait for changes before bidding and must secure state licensing division approval to start construction.
Louise Norris, a registered nurse and evening supervisor at Gladewater Municipal Hospital, says the smaller hospital environment fosters quick tests and teamwork. She moved from Confederate Memorial Medical Center in Shreveport in 1969 and notes a recent labor surge was handled smoothly with all ICU beds full.
The city council schedules a 7 p.m. public hearing and then a regular session to approve three appointments to the Gladewater Municipal Airport Manning and Zoning Commission and the Gladewater Lake Board. Members Harold Sells Jim Kirkland Don Harpetty and changes to lake regulations are noted along with bids for fencing on highway loop 485 and a zoning change for Gladeview Addition lots.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Friendship Baptist Church for Mrs J L Rutherford 66 of Kilgore who died Monday at Key Ho Laird Hospital in Kilgore Harry LaGrone officiated Burial followed in Kilgore Cemetery Survivors include one daughter Joe Ann Kimbrell Kilgore five sons Richard Jimmy Kimbrell Kilgore Eugene Kimbrell Longview Leroy Kimbrell Tyler Billy Wayne Kimbrell Henderson one step sister Mrs Clara Gibson Kilgore two half-brothers Emmett Moore Shreveport Kay Moore Hampton West Va Also surviving are 20 grandchildren and a great grandchild
The AARP will hold a 2 pm meeting in Jeter Hall at the First United Methodist Church. George Cuño will present a program on raising bees. Members, prospective members and guests are urged to attend.
Fire crews responded to a Woodland Trails residence Saturday at 3:00 p.m. where a girl reportedly poured gas into a lawn mower causing an explosion. She received minor burns and was taken to hospital. Later, at 11:30 p.m., units checked Clinton Street with no fire found.
The university is being considered as a YOU summer campus and central site for national sports events. Officials note the campus recently hosted the church's national basketball tournaments and has also hosted volleyball and track competitions.
In Zurich I buy a tiny rebuilt typewriter for 65 dollars to regain my voice on the road. The voyage through Spain, France, and Switzerland proves costly and damp, with a lingering cold and a view of Europe’s high prices and regional poverty.
In a humorous diary style piece Fredalene Clark laments DIY mishaps from hanging curtain rods to boiling greens. She vents on car repairs and housekeeping, notes rising costs and looming taxes, and recalls debates on individual freedom for business and the era of broader welfare.
The Rev. William V. Kegler, staff chaplain at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Houston, will celebrate Holy Communion at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Gladewater Sunday at 11 30 a.m. Kegler from Sewanee is an ex Marine who grew up in Laredo and was ordained in Corpus Christi.
American Lung Association of Texas reports a reunion is being organized for the 1967 graduates of Gladewater High School. All alumni are located except James Partain. Anyone with information should contact Betty Smith at 845-3901.
The Gladewater Mirror announces publication dates Thursdays and Sundays and lists home delivery and mail subscription rates. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune on Nov 28, 149 and The White Oak Texan on June 1, 1969.
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